Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 75
[Chapter 75 Madam, Please Respect Yourself [Seeking Monthly Tickets]]
It was only after Lin Xiu returned to the Chen Mansion that he found out that before he came back, Liu Qingfeng had found the criminal in the kidnapping case.
The criminal was the Chen Mansion’s wet nurse. Because she had been in the Chen Mansion for a long time and saw with her own eyes how much Mr. Chen valued and doted on his son, she decided to kidnap and extort him.
She instructed her relatives to kidnap the young master of the Chen family. She wanted to wait for two more days, until Mr. Chen was exhausted from anxiety and had no hope, and then let the distant relative come forward to extort money, and she would hide behind the scenes and reap the benefits. Wouldn’t it be wonderful?
But she never thought that she would be caught by the government. Originally, she had the young master of the Chen Mansion in her hands, and she still had a chance to get away. Now that the young master has been found, she has no hope of turning over.
The wet nurse had dull eyes and collapsed to the ground, as if all the bones in her body had been pulled out.
Liu Qingfeng was also surprised. He looked at Lin Xiu with a sharp gaze and asked, “Master Lin, how did you do it?”
If he didn’t know Lin Xiu’s identity and the status of the Lin family, he would have suspected that this was a play performed by Lin Xiu and the nanny in order to defraud the reward from the Chen Mansion.
This time, Lin Xiu didn’t hang Liu Qingfeng and asked, “Master Liu, you should know that I asked for a piece of underwear of the young master of the Chen family, right?”
Liu Qingfeng nodded and said, “I saw it, but Master Lin can find the young master of the Chen family with just a piece of clothing?”
Lin Xiu patted Da Huang’s head and said, “Of course I can’t, but it can. The sense of smell of a dog is much more sensitive than that of a human. I just need to let him remember the smell of the young master of the Chen family, and then let him smell everywhere. In addition to the Chen Mansion, the place where this smell appears is the place where the young master of the Chen family is hiding.” The sense
of smell of a dog is much better than that of a human. This is common sense. Liu Qingfeng certainly knows that when people praise people for their sensitive sense of smell, they always say “Your nose is more sensitive than a dog’s nose.”
But it was hard for Liu Qingfeng to understand how to solve cases with the ability of dogs. Dogs are livestock and can’t understand human language. How can they help Lin Xiu solve cases?
Lin Xiu knew Liu Qingfeng’s doubts and took the initiative to explain: “In fact, some animals are very smart, especially dogs. They live with people all year round and understand human nature. With a little training, they can help us do many things. If you are interested, you can try to train one yourself. Whether it is chasing murderers or finding people, they are much better than people.” The
constables beside Liu Qingfeng showed shame on their faces. They were not even as good as dogs. This time they were really embarrassed… After
solving cases for many years, Liu Qingfeng thought that no one could surpass him in this way, but this time, Lin Xiu really made him see what it means that there are people beyond people, there are heavens beyond heavens, and there are mountains higher than mountains.
He showed a learned expression on his face and said, “Master Lin really opened my eyes today. I think I am good at investigating cases, but compared with Master Lin, I am still far behind.”
Lin Xiu waved his hand and said, “Master Liu, don’t be too modest. You can find the criminal in such a short time. You deserve the name of a detective.”
Lin Xiu was not bragging about business. After a few brief contacts, Lin Xiu found that Liu Qingfeng was really good at investigating cases. If it were him, it would be impossible to lock the criminal from so many servants in less than half an hour. He couldn’t do it even if he was given a day.
Liu Qingfeng shook his head and said, “I actually rely on my special ability, which is not as sophisticated as Master Lin’s.”
“Special ability?” Lin Xiu’s eyes lit up and asked, “What special ability did Master Liu awaken?”
Liu Qingfeng said, “To be honest, I rely on the special ability of eyes. I can see clues that ordinary people easily ignore, and I can also see the subtle changes in everyone’s expression. In this way, I can quickly lock the criminal.”
Seeing the special ability of eyes, Lin Xiu’s heart moved.
As a person who possesses several supernatural arts, he has of course realized that the grades of supernatural arts defined by predecessors cannot represent everything.
In certain specific situations, the role of low-level supernatural arts cannot be replaced by high-level supernatural arts.
The ice supernatural art is of heavenly grade, and the healing supernatural art is of mysterious grade. However, if a person is seriously injured and dying, even if he is a super strong man who has awakened the ice supernatural art nine times, it is not as useful as a girl who has awakened the fourth time.
Similarly, if there is no beast language ability, Lin Xiu cannot find the child even if he possesses a heavenly grade supernatural art.
The eye supernatural art is also of mysterious grade, but for Lin Xiu, all supernatural arts are of heavenly grade. This ability can give people incredible vision and insight. The ability after the fifth awakening is unknown. Lin Xiu fantasizes whether it will be perspective or something…
In order to see through… In order to protect his eyes well, Liu Qingfeng’s ability still needs to be obtained.
People who awaken the eye skill will not be nearsighted or presbyopic. Their eyes have the ability to see far and magnify, as well as auto-focus. This is a blessing for people like Lin Xiu and Li Baizhang. Using this ability to look at beautiful women, wow…
Having just gained the thunder and healing abilities, Lin Xiu has found a new target.
Lin Xiu said to Liu Qingfeng, “The skill is just a means. I admire Lord Liu’s means of investigating cases.”
Liu Qingfeng raised his eyebrows and asked happily, “Does Lord Lin really think so?”
For a detective, what could be more pleasing than another detective’s recognition of him? In his professional field, he has been recognized by professionals that he admires. This is a great honor for Liu Qingfeng.
Lin Xiu smiled and said, “That’s true. Why don’t we find an opportunity to have a drink together and exchange our experiences in investigating cases, learn from each other, and promote each other? How about
that?” Liu Qingfeng said happily, “That’s exactly what I meant.”
Seeing that Liu Qingfeng’s eyes lit up when he mentioned drinking, Lin Xiu became alert and asked, “I wonder how much you can drink, Lord Liu?”
Liu Qingfeng smiled and said, “It’s OK.”
Lin Xiu knew that Liu Qingfeng was very modest. What he meant by “OK” was that he could drink a lot. If that was the case, Lin Xiu would have to prepare two days in advance.
He smiled and said to Liu Qingfeng, “I still have some things to do today. I’ll hold a banquet at the Zhaiyue Tower and invite Lord Liu to have a few drinks.”
Lin Xiu didn’t know how many copies he would have after his second awakening. Liu Qingfeng was in the government office and could go to him for a drink at any time, so there was no need to worry.
Liu Qingfeng shook his head and said, “Zhaiyue Tower is too expensive. Let’s find a roadside restaurant and just have a drink.”
These words hit the mark Lin Xiu wanted. He also felt that Zhaiyue Tower was too expensive. Although Manager Qian always gave him the lowest friendship price, Lin Xiu still felt distressed. The more he looked at Liu Qingfeng, the more he liked him. This young man was very sensible…
The constables took the three prisoners to the yamen. Chen Yuanwai hurried out, stuffed a stack of silver bills into Lin Xiu’s hand, and said, “Thank you, sir. This is 1,100 taels of silver bills. Please accept it. The extra ones are my treat for you all to dinner. There’s a scandal at home, and I can’t let you all work so hard for so long in vain…”
Lin Xiu did not refuse the rewards.
This is what he deserves. Although the money did come easily, his ability is irreplaceable. Lin Xiu handed one hundred taels of silver to a captain and said, “Let’s divide this hundred taels.”
The captain wanted to refuse, but Lin Xiu waved his hand and said, “We have been busy all morning. Use this money to buy wine.”
Seeing this, the captain did not refuse. Several captains smiled and bowed to Lin Xiu to thank him. The money was divided into more than ten taels for each of them, which was their salary for several months.
Liu Qingfeng looked at the silver bills in Lin Xiu’s hand, and a trace of envy and desire flashed in his eyes, but it quickly dissipated.
He clasped his fists to Lin Xiu and said, “Master Lin, I will go back to the government office first.”
Lin Xiu smiled and said, “I also have some things to do. See you in a few days.”
After his cultivation had stagnated for so long, he had just earned one thousand taels of silver. Lin Xiu couldn’t wait to exchange them for Yuanjing.
In fact, one thousand taels of silver can only be exchanged for ten Yuan crystals, which is equivalent to ten days of practice. Using Yuan crystals to practice is really too expensive. This is only the second awakening. When it awakens again, one day of practice will require one thousand taels. I am afraid that even the richest people can’t afford it.
He must think of a new way to make money.
…
Lin Mansion, a wing room.
It was early autumn, and the weather was still a little hot, but this wing room was very cool, even cold, just like an ice cave.
In fact, this is an ice cave.
The entire room had been emptied, and the ground and walls were covered with a thick layer of ice. Lin Xiu sat cross-legged on the ice, and there was still cold air in his body.
To practice with Yuan crystals, you must first consume all the Yuan power in your body, and then use Yuan crystals to replenish it, and then consume it again, and then replenish it again, repeating this process over and over again.
Talking to animals does not consume much Yuan power. This low-level ability cannot even consume Yuan power and use Yuan crystals to improve it.
The reason why the Heaven-level Art is Heaven-level Art is not only because of their powerful power, but also because they can completely consume the energy in the body in a very short time, which represents the potential of the Art.
Lin Xiu made ice out of thin air and released thunder, which can consume a lot of energy in a short time, but the latter made too much noise and could not be concealed, so he could only manually build an ice cellar for his home.
The kitchen bought fresh vegetables and meat, which can be stored here without worrying about spoilage.
In a short while, Lin Xiu had just obtained ten second-level beast crystals, and he consumed them all. This speed of spending money can be called a waste of money.
However, helping Chen Yuanwai find his son today made Lin Xiu think of a way to make quick money.
Secret investigation.
The ability of animal language can not only be used as a veterinarian, but also be convenient for secretly investigating some things.
After all, if someone is followed, everyone knows to be vigilant, but if someone is followed by a dog, who will notice a dog, or if Lin Xiu raises a bird, no matter how vigilant a person is, he will not realize that there is a bird following and monitoring him.
Daxia also has the profession of private detective, but it is not called this name, but called secret detective, which means secret investigation. Secret detectives can do everything, such as finding people, investigating personal background, extramarital affairs, tracking and monitoring, protection, etc.
The Secret Detective Department among the 24 Departments of the court also does this, the difference is that they are official secret detectives. The beggar outside the Lin family and the middle-aged man selling pancakes are secret detectives.
The price of hiring private secret detectives is extremely high, because their target customers are not ordinary people, but powerful and wealthy businessmen. From them, you can buy the secrets of the major families in the royal capital. In a sense, secret detectives are similar to paparazzi… You
don’t need to invest too much money to do this business, and it is often a one-time deal, without waiting for the return of funds. It is Lin Xiu’s most ideal part-time job.
Lin Xiu already had a preliminary calculation in his mind and walked out of the Lin Mansion.
The greyhound named Xiaohui, who provided him with important clues today, was not treated badly by Lin Xiu. It just gnawed two elbows and five chicken legs, and is now basking in the sun under the wall outside the Lin Mansion.
Lin Xiu took Sun Dali and Da Huang to the flower and bird market in Wangdu first.
He planned to buy another bird. Although most people would not suspect Da Huang, it was too big after all. It was no problem to track it outside. If the person being tracked entered the mansion, Da Huang would be helpless.
It was different with a bird. Its target was smaller and less likely to be noticed. If it was well trained, even the smartest drone could not compare.
There was a flower and bird street near the Lin Mansion. These things were very popular in the circle of the powerful.
The powerful did not have to work, they could receive their salaries while lying down, and they had plenty of time to relax every day. In addition to oppressing the people and regulating the women of good families, bird walking, cockfighting and cricket fighting were all basic skills.
The whole street of Flower and Bird Street was full of shops selling bonsai, flowers, insects and birds. After stepping into it, Lin Xiu’s head began to buzz, as if it was about to explode. It
was noisy here. In other people’s ears, it was just the sound of insects and birds, but it was different in Lin Xiu’s ears.
“Gulululu…”
“I’m so hungry, I want to eat…”
“Quack, is there anyone who wants to mate?”
“I, I, I’m behind you…”
…
Lin Xiu discovered that not all animals have the same intelligence as the imperial concubine’s pet and Da Huang. In fact, most of the animals here say meaningless things.
For example, those ornamental fish can only gurgle and spit bubbles, and the sound they make does not contain any information.
Some insects only have the instinct of food and mating, and they only repeat a few sentences.
To Lin Xiu’s surprise, there are several kinds of birds with high IQs, which can be clearly seen to have their own thoughts, such as thrushes and yellow sparrows. Lin Xiu bought a thrush for ten taels of silver at the first store at the corner of the street, and then left in a hurry.
Being able to understand animal language is not necessarily a good thing. At least in such a place, Lin Xiu couldn’t stay for a moment because of the noise. The intersection of various complicated and meaningless sounds made his head seem to split.
A moment later, in the elegant pavilion of Lihua Garden.
Caiyi looked at the thrush in the cage and couldn’t help but stretch out her fingers to tease it, saying, “This thrush is so beautiful…”
Lin Xiu was discussing something with the boss. Although he wanted to be a part-time detective, there were no barriers to doing this. At least, he needed a shop.
Only with a shop could he receive customers, but Lin Xiu obviously didn’t have the time and energy to do so. He couldn’t stay in the shop all day. Instead, he could borrow the place of Lihuayuan and put up a sign at the door. If there was business coming, he would let them help Lin Xiu take it first.
Lin Xiu originally planned to pay them, but the boss didn’t want it. Seeing her firm attitude, Lin Xiu didn’t insist.
Lin’s detective agency was opened like this, but there was no business for several days in a row. This was also normal. After all, this business was different from those shops that sold things properly. Their customers were more special, and personal reputation was also very important. Everyone wanted to find a famous detective. It was normal for some newcomers who had just entered the industry to be ignored.
One day, Lin Xiu was walking on the street, followed by Da Huang, and a thrush stood on his shoulder, attracting the attention of passers-by. There
were many people in Wangdu who knew how to walk birds, but they either tied the bird’s legs with silk thread, cut off the bird’s wings, or simply walked with the cage to prevent them from escaping. The young man in front of him neither used silk thread nor cut off the bird’s wings, and the bird stood on his shoulder obediently. This was the highest level of bird walking.
After a while, several people came forward to ask Lin Xiu about the bird training method, or simply asked him if he would sell the bird. The highest bid even reached 100 taels of silver, while Lin Xiu bought the bird from the flower and bird market for only 10 taels.
Of course, Lin Xiu would not sell it, and as for the method of bird training, they could not learn it.
In fact, when Lin Xiu opened the bird cage for the first time, the thrush also wanted to fly away, but it was curious why this human could understand its words, so it kept circling above the Lin family.
Lin Xiu spent three days chatting with it and tempting it with food before he finally subdued the thrush and made it willing to stay by his side.
In this regard, there is a big difference between birds and dogs.
Dogs have long been domesticated by humans and are naturally loyal to humans, so Lin Xiu used an elbow and a few chicken legs to bring Da Huang home and let it stay with him, but these birds are wild and hard to find. They yearn for freedom by nature. Even if Lin Xiu can communicate with them, it is difficult to tame them.
Otherwise, why would he need to be a secret agent? Just helping others train birds can make a lot of money.
Fortunately, this bird has a brain and knows the difference between one meal full and every meal full. When it is unlucky outside, it will be hungry for nine meals in three days, and it will be even worse in winter. Following Lin Xiu, it has three meals a day and can order whatever it wants. It is much better than catching insects outside…
Arriving at Lihuayuan, Lin Xiu had just walked to the lobby on the first floor when the owner came down from upstairs and said happily: “Mr. Lin, you came at the right time. There is a business coming to the door, and it is a big business. Caiyi is talking to the guest upstairs…”
A moment later, in the elegant pavilion on the second floor, Lin Xiu saw the guest.
It was a woman, not tall, but very strong, about 1.5 meters tall, weighing more than 300 kilograms, and not young. She looked like she was in her forties. From an aesthetic point of view, this face was really not flattering.
But she also had one biggest advantage, that is, she was very rich.
She wore a lot of accessories on her head, all made of pure gold, and Lin Xiu felt heavy at a glance. In addition, there was a pearl necklace on her body. The size and color of the pearls were high-end products at a glance. The reason why it was on her body instead of her neck was because she was fat and had no neck, and her chin and chest were connected.
In addition, there were two pure gold bracelets on her left and right wrists, which almost flashed Lin Xiu’s eyes.
When she saw Lin Xiu, the woman’s eyes suddenly lit up and she asked, “Are you the secret agent?”
Lin Xiu nodded and asked, “What can I ask for?”
The woman looked Lin Xiu up and down, and a certain brilliance began to bloom in her eyes. The fat that should have been at her neck moved a few times. She looked at Lin Xiu and said, “Why don’t you stop being a secret agent and follow me? I will give you 500 taels of silver every month, and you can spend it as you like. In this month, you have to accompany me for ten days. I don’t care what you do at other times…”
Lin Xiu’s face immediately showed a righteous look, and said, “Madam, please respect yourself. I’m not that kind of person…”
Thank you Miss Tongtang for the reward. This chapter is more than 5,000 words, which is considered medium length. There is another chapter in the evening. I have run out of manuscripts. The update after tomorrow will definitely be in the afternoon and evening, and later or even in the early morning. It’s late but it’s good…
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